BELL, Charles (1774-1842). Illustrations of the Great Operations of Surgery, trepan, hernia, amputation, aneurism and lithotomy, London: A. & R. Spottiswoode for Longman, Hurst, Rees [etc.], 1821, oblong 2°, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE (following publication in fascicules 1820-21), 20 etched plates by Thomas Landseer after the author printed in sepia, most hand-coloured, wood-engraved illustration on recto of final leaf (title and final leaf detached, title lightly creased and with cancellation on verso, A2 torn at inner margin and with accession stamp on recto, some offsetting, some marginal soiling, light spotting at end), original quarter maroon morocco, front cover with gilt-lettered morocco label pricing the book at five guineas (worn, cover detached) [GM 5588:."one of the most dramatically and beautifully illustrated works in the entire literature of surgery"; Norman 174; Waller 857; Wellcome II, p. 136] Provenance: C.(?) H. Cornish (title inscription)